Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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APA

Muminova, Z. O., Mamatkulov, D. M., Turokulova, R. I., Rakhmonova, N. T., Shavqiyev, O. S. O., & Zoirova, S. U. (2026). The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(10), em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481

Vancouver

Muminova ZO, Mamatkulov DM, Turokulova RI, Rakhmonova NT, Shavqiyev OSO, Zoirova SU. The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(10):em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481

AMA

Muminova ZO, Mamatkulov DM, Turokulova RI, Rakhmonova NT, Shavqiyev OSO, Zoirova SU. The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(10), em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481

Chicago

Muminova, Zarifa Odilovna, Dilmurod Mamadaliyevich Mamatkulov, Rano Ibrogimovna Turokulova, Nigina Tolibovna Rakhmonova, Oybek Salimboy O‘g‘li Shavqiyev, and Sojida Umbarovna Zoirova. "The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 10 (2026): em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481

Harvard

Muminova, Z. O., Mamatkulov, D. M., Turokulova, R. I., Rakhmonova, N. T., Shavqiyev, O. S. O., and Zoirova, S. U. (2026). The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(10), em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481

MLA

Muminova, Zarifa Odilovna et al. "The nature of science in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Epistemic authority, materiality, and a synergetic response". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 10, 2026, em2943. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19481